Midwest Wilderness Connections Eco-briefs and Eco-sweeps

MWC Eco-brief: Got Oxygen?

MWC Eco-brief: Got Oxygen?

Got oxygen? Stream water holds less available oxygen than air. Water picks up dissolved oxygen (DO) where mixing occurs and when plants & algae release DO during photosynthesis. How much...

MWC Eco-brief: Got Oxygen?

Got oxygen? Stream water holds less available oxygen than air. Water picks up dissolved oxygen (DO) where mixing occurs and when plants & algae release DO during photosynthesis. How much...

A panoramic, vast wet meadow in full bloom with golden plumes of giant goldenrod (Solidago gigantea) accented by purple plumes of spotted joe-pye weed (Eupatoriadelphus maculatus ). Photo taken in Riceville, Howard County, Iowa, USA.

MWC Eco-brief: Little gems of Iowa's prairies a...

Little gems of Iowa's prairies and wetlands are tucked away on private lands. What a glorious sight it must have been for the early pioneers to see the blooming wildflowers...

MWC Eco-brief: Little gems of Iowa's prairies a...

Little gems of Iowa's prairies and wetlands are tucked away on private lands. What a glorious sight it must have been for the early pioneers to see the blooming wildflowers...

MWC Eco-Brief: Compassplant

MWC Eco-Brief: Compassplant

Aligning its leaves north to south, thus reducing direct sunlight on a hot summers day on the prairie, is how compassplant got its name.  

MWC Eco-Brief: Compassplant

Aligning its leaves north to south, thus reducing direct sunlight on a hot summers day on the prairie, is how compassplant got its name.